Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - choose
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1 to decide which one of a number of things, possibilities, people etc that you want because it is the best or most suitable (choose sth) (The party has finally chosen a woman as leader. | choose to do sth) (He chose to learn German rather than French in school. | Eleanor was chosen to play the role of Juliet. | choose) (I don't know which one to get. You choose) + between (Maria was forced to choose between happiness and duty.) choose whether/which/when etc (You should choose where we eat - I don't mind. | choose from) (a story chosen from a collection of fairy tales) 2 to decide or prefer to do something or behave in a particular way (We can, if we choose, take the case to appeal. | choose to do sth) (We chose to ignore her rudeness.) 3 there is little/nothing to choose between used when you think that two or more things are equally good and you cannot decide which is better (There was little to choose between the two candidates.) _see also choice1
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(chooses, choosing, chose, chosen) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have. They will be able to choose their own leaders in democratic elections... This week he has chosen Peter Mandelson to replace Mo Mowlam... There are several patchwork cushions to choose from... Houston was chosen as the site for the convention... He did well in his chosen profession. = select VERB: V n, V n to-inf, V from/between n, be V-ed as n, V-ed, also V n as n, V 2. If you choose to do something, you do it because you want to or because you feel that it is right. They knew that discrimination was going on, but chose to ignore it... You can just take out the interest each year, if you choose. VERB: V to-inf, V 3. If there is little to choose between people or things or nothing to choose between them, it is difficult to decide which is better or more suitable. (mainly BRIT) There is very little to choose between the world’s top tennis players. PHRASE: v-link PHR 4. The chosen few are a small group who are treated better than other people. You sometimes use this expression when you think this is unfair. Learning should no longer be an elitist pastime for the chosen few. = elite PHRASE 5. to pick and choose: see pick ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb (chose; chosen; choosing) Etymology: Middle English chosen, from Old English ceosan; akin to Old High German kiosan to ~, Latin gustare to taste Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to select freely and after consideration ~ a career b. to decide on especially by vote ; elect chose her as captain 2. a. to have a preference for ~ one car over another b. decide chose to go by train intransitive verb 1. to make a selection finding it hard to ~ 2. to take an alternative — used after cannot and usually followed by but when earth is so kind, men cannot ~ but be happy — J. A. Froude • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. (past chose; past part. chosen) 1 tr. select out of a greater number. 2 intr. (usu. foll. by between, from) take or select one or another. 3 tr. (usu. foll. by to + infin.) decide, be determined (chose to stay behind). 4 tr. (foll. by complement) select as (was chosen king). 5 tr. Theol. (esp. as chosen adj.) destine to be saved (God's chosen people). Phrases and idioms cannot choose but archaic must. nothing (or little) to choose between them they are equivalent. Derivatives chooser n. Etymology: OE ceosan f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. выбирать; отбирать, подбирать to choose an apple —- выбрать (себе) яблоко to choose between death and dishonour —- сделать выбор между смертью и бесчестьем to choose books for the library —- подбирать книги для библиотеки you have chosen well —- вы сделали хороший выбор nothing to choose between them —- выбирать тут нечего; один другого стоит 2. избирать, выбирать to choose a leader —- избрать руководителя 3. предпочитать; решать; считать необходимым choose for yourself —- решайте сами he chose to stay where he was —- он предпочел остаться на старом месте he chose to hide —- он счел нужным скрыться 4. разг. хотеть, желать he did not choose to see her —- он не захотел ее видеть I don't choose to agree —- я не намерен соглашаться why don't you do it? - Because I don't choose —- почему вы этого не делаете? - Потому что не хочу just as you choose —- (поступайте) как хотите; воля ваша 5. иметь свободу выбора Id: I cannot choose but... —- я не могу не...; мне необходимо...; я должен...; мне ничего не остается, кроме как... Id: I cannot choose but agree —- мне не остается ничего другого, как согласиться Id: he could not choose but hear —- он не мог не слышать Id: between two evils 'tis not worth choosing —- что толку из двух зол выбирать; хрен редьки не слаще ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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occasion выбрать подходящий момент; CHOOSE v. 1) выбирать (among/between/from - из; as/for - в качестве кого-л., чего-л.) It is difficult to choose among so many nice houses. It is difficult to choose one house among so many nice ones. We chose this house as our home as soon as we saw it. The teacher chose the cleverest child as the leader of the class. Jim chose Mary as his wife. 2) избирать 3) решать, решаться; предпочитать (часто choose rather) 4) coll. хотеть he did not choose to see her - он не захотел ее видеть I cannot choose but go - мне необходимо пойти not much/nothing to choose between them - один другого стоит Syn: cull, elect, pick, select Ant: forswear, reject ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. ceosan "choose, taste, try" (class II strong verb; past tense ceas, pp. coren), from P.Gmc. *keusanan, from PIE base *geus- "to taste, relish." Only remotely related to choice. Choosy is Amer.Eng. 1862. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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